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The Community Calendar, a free listing of area events, is heard on our stations weekdays at half-past the hour and posted here on our web site. To list an event, call 336-627-WLOE or 336-427-WMYN, email: info@wloewmyn.com, or see our Contact Us page.
Listen to 1490 WLOE, Eden/Reidsville and 1420 WMYN, Madison/Mayodan for schedule changes due to the weather.
Church Events
Vacation Bible School - Groups Power Lab - August 3-7 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Mt. Bethel Christian Church, NC 65 in the Bethany Community. Bible adventures, crafts, games, music, snacks. (342.3570)
Vacation Bible School - Outriggers Island - August 4-8 from 6:00-8:30 pm at Lighthouse Baptist Church, NC 14 North, Eden. (623.2491)
CrossWalk Cafe, Highway 87, Eden is having a concert Saturday, July 26 at 7:00 pm, featuring the Jason Tuggle Band from High Point and In His Name from Winston-Salem. Free and open to the public. Concessions available. (623.4042)
General Campmeeting 2008 is July 27-August 1 at Church of the Living God Conference Center, Vienna Dozier Road, Pfafftown. Homecoming, Sunday, July 27 at 3:00 pm. Services July 28-30 at 7:30 pm with Bishop Tim Hill; July 31-August 1 with Rev. Quinton Mills at 7:30 pm; morning services at 10:00 am, and afternoon services at 2:00 pm. (922.3394)
Mayodan United Methodist Church has Encounter, a contemporary worship service, every Sunday at 8:30 am in the sanctuary.
Homecoming is Friday, July 25 at 7:30 pm, and Saturday, July 26 at 2:00 pm at Souls' Harbour Church of Mayodan, North Ayersville Road, with Evangelist Lloyd Hart from Beckley, West Virginia. (548.2030)
Homecoming is Sunday, August 3 at Bald Hill Baptist Church, Bailey Road, Madison, at 11:00 am.
Holy Mountain Ministries, East Murphy Street, Madison, is having a Fellowship Service with Samaria Holiness Church from Stuart, Sunday, July 27 at 3:00 pm.
The Down East Boys will be at New Beginnings Church, Highway 700 Eden, Sunday, August 17 at 10:30 am. A love offering will be taken. (939.9365)
Become a Special Agent for God at SonForce - Special Agent School Vacation Bible School, Saturday, August 16 at Immanuel Friends Church, Fieldcrest Road, Eden from 9:30 am-2:00 pm. Ages pre-school thru sixth grade. (635.1964)
Meetings
All Marines, former Marines and their spouses are invited to attend the monthly meeting of the PFC Jerry L. McKinney Detachment of the Marine Corps League the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm in the student center at Rockingham Community College.
The Small Business Center at Rockingham Community College, Wentworth, offers a variety of free seminars every month, and confidential counseling services for new and existing businesses. (342.4261, Ext. 2316)
TOPS 486 - Take Off Pounds Sensibly - meets every Monday at Central Christian Church, East Stadium Drive, Eden. Weigh-in, 5:30 pm; program at 6:00 pm. (623.8318)
Monthly meetings of the Eden Preservation Society: July 28, August 25, September 22, October 27, November 24. Meetings are held at the Eden Historical Museum, Downtown on Washington Street, at 7:00 pm.
The Shiloh Airport Young Eagles, a joint venture of Beulah Baptist Church and Lassiter Square Apartments Youth Groups meets the third Saturday of each month from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Open for ages 8-17. Call to register. (427.5574)
Teen Cooking and Housekeeping Classes are held every Friday from 3:30-5:30 pm at the Lassiter Square Community Kitchen, West Decatur Street, Madison. Call to register. (427.5574)
Special Events
Community Meal - Saturday, July 26 at Mayodan United Methodist Church, West Main Street, from 12:00-1:00 pm. Chicken tenders, potato salad, green beans, rolls/bread and desserts. (548.9508)
The annual Dan River Boat Race, sponsored by the Madison-Mayodan Recreation Department, is Saturday, August 2, beginning at 11:30 am at the Lindsey Bridge Access Site in Madison. Pre-registration, $15; on-site registration, $20 per person. Check in 9:00-11:00 am. (548.9572)
The Mayodan Preservation League is now accepting applications for vendors for the annual Mayodan Homecoming Festival scheduled for Saturday, September 13. Fees are $20 per space, $40 if electricity hookup is needed. Deadline for applications is August 31. (548.6776)
The Dan River Basin Association's First Saturday Outing is August 2 at 10:00 am - a four-mile roundtrip float on narrow branch of Philpott Reservoir. Meet at Jamison Mill Access, six miles northwest of Henry, Virginia. Free and open to the public. (434.579.7599)
Mayodan Pentecostal Holiness Church invites you to 'Super Sunday' at the Gazebo Park on Main Street, the last Sunday of each month beginning at 5:00 pm. Fun, food, fellowship. In case of bad weather, it's at the Dan Valley Community Center. (548.HELP)
Special Events in Patrick County, Virginia: Peach Festival - Pageant at Historic Star Theatre, August 4; Gospel singing at Patrick Spring Fire House, August 7; General Johnson and Chairmen of the Board, Rotary Field, Stuart, August 8; Street/Folk Fair, Meadows of Dan, August 9. The Patrick County Chamber of Commerce Office and Visitor Center is at 20475 Jeb Stuart Highway/U.S. Route 58, Stuart. (276.694.6012)
Senior Activities
The Eden Senior Center is now located at 408 Morgan Road at the former Spray Nutrition site. There are numerous continuing programs including computer training, and college classes. (623.2110)
Everyone 50 and over is invited to the Golden Years Club. Meetings are held at 11:30 am on the third Thursday of each month at the Church of the Brethren on Church Street, Eden. (627.7162)
Assistance Available
Free classes - Goodwill Industries Community Center, 1551 Freeway Drive, Reidsville. HRD-Employability Skills, Basic Computer/Keyboarding, Software For Career Development, GED, Money Smart. You must be unemployed or underemployed. Call to register. (637.1010)
Citizens wishing to donate a new or like new fan for those in need may take them to the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office in Wentworth, American Red Cross in Reidsville and Boone-Reynolds Funeral Home in Eden. For every fan left at Boone-Reynolds, they will also donate a fan.
Fundraisers
The Madison-Rockingham Rescue Squad is having their fifth annual Fun in the Sun Car Show Saturday, July 26 at McMichael High School. Registration from 8:00 am-12:00 noon; awards will be given at 2:30 pm. Music by Hubert Lawson and the Bluegrass Country Boys; food, prizes, games for the kids, 50/50 'split the pot' drawing. Pre-registration, $15; day of the show, $20. Admission, $2.00; children under 12, free.
Big country buffet breakfast - Saturday, August 2 at the Spencer-Ruritan Building, sponsored by the Spencer Ruritans and the Spencer-Penn Centre for the new parking lot fund. Country ham, sausage, eggs, red-eye and sausage gravy, homemade biscuits, grits, apples, juice and coffee. Adults, $6.00; children, $3.00.
The Western Rockingham Friends of the Library Used Bookstore on South Second Avenue in Mayodan is open every 1st and 3rd Friday from 10:00 am-5:00 pm, and every 1st and 3rd Saturday from 10:00 am-2:00 pm.
Others
There's a Kitchen Sanitation and Food Safety Class Tuesday, August 5 at 3:00 pm at the Rockingham County Community Kitchen, Cherokee Camp Road, Reidsville. Registration fee, $10.00. (342.7853)
Traditional Country and Bluegrass Music - Every Tuesday at Eden Mall, from 7:00-9:30 pm. All acoustical. Free admission, donations accepted; door prizes; refreshments available. Featured bands at 8:00 pm: July 22 - Plank Road; July 29 - Highway Express; August 5 - Dave and Jesse Smathers and Friends. (623.2229)
The American Cancer Society Road to Recovery Program in Rockingham County needs volunteers to drive cancer patients to and from medical centers for treatment. (627.0447)
American Red Cross/Rockingham County Chapter Blood Drive Schedule: July 28 - Lowes United Methodist Church, 3:00-7:30 pm; July 28 - Vera Holland Center, 2:00-6:30 pm. (349.3434)
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